any DVD-ROM read beyond 16X?
Posted:
Sat Dec 30, 2006 4:18 pmby SkaarjMaster
Just wondering if any DVD-ROM will read beyond 16X in the near future? Is it necessary for this in the near future or in a couple years or so? Will this most likely be from an HD DVD or Blu-Ray computer drive? If some already do, what did I miss?
Thanks.
Posted:
Sat Dec 30, 2006 4:53 pmby Ian
I'm surprised we haven't seen drives that can read at speeds greater than 16x, especially considering we now have 18x and 20x writers.
As far as them being necessary... I don't think they are. Most of us have been happy with 16x read speeds. With Blu-ray and HD DVD, the transfer rates are higher, so even if they read at 2x or 4x, they're reading a lot more data than a DVD-ROM at higher speeds.
Posted:
Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:33 pmby SkaarjMaster
The only reason I'm asking is I'm building a new system for myself in early 2008 and was just going to use one of my two DVD-ROMs as the DVD-ROM for that if they're still working.